Ascholten
Free Ranging
The bird is conditioning you.
If I peck, I get attention. If i tantrum I get treats / snuggles / etc.
You basically are re enforcing it's bad behavior by essentially rewarding it every time it acts up.
They are going to do this anyways as they establish dominance, reach puberty etc etc. You need to set the ground rules on who's the boss EARLY or it's going to just get worse, and be harder to break.
You can try the hold face down into the dirt and talk stern to it, if it works then great. I had this work only one time for me.
You can try a kick to the face or four, it may work, if so great deal. .A good ass beating works wonders on pets and snotty crumb snatchers too. IF I bow up on him im going to get bruised... I think ill pass on that.... The other two roosters took a few boots to the head and they learned, 1 totally learned and got very nice after that, the other kept its distance but I could tell he wanted me.
I had one that just didn't learn, it came at me once too often, one day it tried to spur me (again) and I whalloped it with a cast iron frying pan, cleaned its clock right then and there. Made sure the other birds watched me clean him too and had him for lunch. Never had a problem after that. Now they see me come in and basically ignore me. The girls don't, they know i bring treats
Each has its own attitude and upbringing, and honestly, while certain species may have tendencies towards mean / nice, there is no telling until they get ornery. You may think it's cute, or oh I can deal with it, it's just a minor inconvenience but what happens when that b$#%tard does a sneak attack, cheap shots you and catches you in the face or the eyeball with a spur and permanently injures / disfigures / blinds you. They CAN cause serious injury very easily. If you have kids, well it can get worse. It's a problem that needs to be dealt with sooner rather than later.
Aaron
If I peck, I get attention. If i tantrum I get treats / snuggles / etc.
You basically are re enforcing it's bad behavior by essentially rewarding it every time it acts up.
They are going to do this anyways as they establish dominance, reach puberty etc etc. You need to set the ground rules on who's the boss EARLY or it's going to just get worse, and be harder to break.
You can try the hold face down into the dirt and talk stern to it, if it works then great. I had this work only one time for me.
You can try a kick to the face or four, it may work, if so great deal. .A good ass beating works wonders on pets and snotty crumb snatchers too. IF I bow up on him im going to get bruised... I think ill pass on that.... The other two roosters took a few boots to the head and they learned, 1 totally learned and got very nice after that, the other kept its distance but I could tell he wanted me.
I had one that just didn't learn, it came at me once too often, one day it tried to spur me (again) and I whalloped it with a cast iron frying pan, cleaned its clock right then and there. Made sure the other birds watched me clean him too and had him for lunch. Never had a problem after that. Now they see me come in and basically ignore me. The girls don't, they know i bring treats
Each has its own attitude and upbringing, and honestly, while certain species may have tendencies towards mean / nice, there is no telling until they get ornery. You may think it's cute, or oh I can deal with it, it's just a minor inconvenience but what happens when that b$#%tard does a sneak attack, cheap shots you and catches you in the face or the eyeball with a spur and permanently injures / disfigures / blinds you. They CAN cause serious injury very easily. If you have kids, well it can get worse. It's a problem that needs to be dealt with sooner rather than later.
Aaron
